Subject: Re: Privacy and Genealogy From: RustyCat Date: March 25, 1999 I have run into the problem already of the living relatives not wanting any information posted about them on the Net. I think that those of us researching find this stuff so interesting and view it differently than other family members (who see it as an invasion of their privacy.) We tend to look at this as almost scientific. We can be detached and look at the data like a bug under a microscope. The family members who object just don't seem to understand that we mean no harm and don't seem to take the sharing of data as something so personal. I view this field as gathering pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. My family views it as stripping them naked in some way. It's a vastly different viewpoint but we have to understand and respect their wishes. Sometimes they feel this way and are just not saying it out loud. You should always ask just to make sure someone doesn't mind being included on your data information. Just my opinion. Cathy ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |